By Baboloki Semele During the high-level week of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, leading African Ministers of Health joined UNAIDS, PEPFAR, global health institutions, and partners in New York in rallying to sustain their commitments to end AIDS and accelerate their response to current and future pandemics. The high-level side event…
By Joyce Mukucha Despite decades of scientific advances in prevention and treatment, as well as widespread awareness-raising efforts, irrational fears of HIV infection and negative attitudes towards people living with HIV (PLWHIV) continue to be rampant and are a persistent barrier to addressing the epidemic. Realising how bad and different PLWHIV are treated be it…
The United Nations (UN) is celebrating progress and reaffirming its commitment to supporting Zimbabwe’s sustainable development agenda. This was revealed by His Excellency Mr. Edward Kallon, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator at the Mid-Term Review of the 2022-2026 Zimbabwe UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework on 26 September 2024 at the Golden Conifer in Harare….
By Elvis Dumba Media practitioners in Mashonaland West had a belated hybrid commemoration of the World Press Freedom Dy held in Chinhoyi yesterday. A Mashonaland West National Peace and Reconciliation Commission representative, Tendai Musonza, urged journalists to remain professional in their duties and remain politically neutral as the country moves towards the harmonized general elections…
Today, TIME reveals the 2024 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The issue has 4 worldwide covers, each highlighting a member of the TIME100: singer-songwriter Dua Lipa, football quarterback Patrick Mahomes, actor Taraji P. Henson, and Yulia Navalnaya, a leader of Russia’s opposition movement. See the full 2024 TIME100 list, tributes, videos and…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a financing agreement with Securiport SUARL, Senegal, to provide Securiport with a $15-million term loan to finance the design, construction and commissioning of a civil aviation and immigration security system for the Juba International Airport in South Sudan. The facility, which was approved for five years, will assist South Sudan…
By Habakkuk Trust Inmates currently in quarantine facilities and those that have since been released from holding have raised fears that living conditions at the centres provide a haven for COVID-19 cross infections. Quarantine centres have become the epicentre of COVID-19 infections in Zimbabwe, contributing over 70% of the country’s new infections. Infections hit a…
From 16-19 April 2024, was a global week of Climate Justice Finance Mobilizations holding governments, UN climate talks, private banks, the IMF and World Bank, and multilateral development banks – those that hold the purse strings – to account. Several organizations and networks including Climate Action Network Zimbabwe did some digital day of action on…
The Southern Africa Youth Business Forum, the first of its kind in the region, has been launched with a view to focus on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). In his address, Hon Kembo Mohadi, the Vice President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, at the official opening of the inaugural Southern Africa Youth Business…
By Lloyd Rabaya In a world where Gender Based Violence (GBV) seems insurmountable, Freeman HKD’s willpower to fight the cancer is an exertion that cannot be overlooked. In Zimbabwean society, when women are being abused by their partners, they are told to endure no matter how bad the abuse is, especially when they have children…
Writes Wallace Mawire Zimbabwe will on Friday 15 November 2024 launch the African Union Sports Council Region Five sports museum after it won this year’s bid to host the continental regional event. The African Union Sports Council Region Five is in Zimbabwe for a series of meetings to discuss matters related to sports…
Zimbabwe A – 319-9 in 50 overs (Dion Myers 96, Tadiwanashe Marumani 82, Chamu Chibhabha 37; Dwaine Pretorius 3/39, Lutho Sipamla 3/40, Reeza Hendricks 1/41) South Africa A – 320-4 in 42.5 overs (Theunis de Bruyn 113*, Janneman Malan 82, Reeza Hendricks 52; Tapiwa Mufudza 4/87) South Africa A won by six wickets …
By David Kamau and Peiman Milani The world is facing a global food crisis like none other, with food prices at historic highs, supply chains disrupted by war and disease, and climate change threatening harvests in virtually all geographies. Global food insecurity is rising so rapidly that hunger pushes one child per minute into severe malnutrition and in 2021, up to 828…
By Joyce Mukucha World over, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed negative impacts on all circles of life with the business sector not being spared. This has seen many business operators and owners including Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) struggling to ensure the continued survival of their businesses. While the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19…
Chronic diseases present significant challenges to individual well-being, necessitating comprehensive management strategies that extend beyond medical treatments. This was said by Ms. Elsie Whacha, a licensed Clinical Social Worker at Island Hospice and Healthcare who has over five years of social work experience in her presentation at the Pain Symposium organised by the Zimbabwe…
Dr. Jenfan Muswere, the Minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services has said COVID-19 has exposed how misinformation poses one of the greatest security threats of our time. The Minister made the remarks while officially opening the Maphisa Community Information Centre in Matebeleland South Province today. He alluded to the COVID-19 media briefing on 6…
Writes Lovemore Chazingwa The State of Israel is undeterred and continues to inflict more fatalities and critical injuries to the people of Palestine as witnessed by the recent inhuman acts perpetrated on the refugee camp of Jenin and along the Gaza Strip. The embassy of Palestine in Harare issued an emotionally charged statement over the…
Tuskers – 214 all out in 57.4 overs (Nkosana Mpofu 79, Luke Jongwe 61, Charles Kunje 38; Richard Ngarava 3/42, Tapiwa Mufudza 3/67, Faraz Akram 2/30) Eagles – 83-7 in 30 overs (Rodney Mupfudza 21, Kudzai Maunze 17, Tony Munyonga 8; Luke Jongwe 2/9, Stephen Chimhamhiwa 2/13, John Nyumbu 1/8) Day 1 – Stumps:…
The use of cannabis for the welfare of the human body has been prevalent for centuries across the world. However, its psychoactive abilities have not allowed its pavement to popularity with the masses. Moreover, there are only a few countries in the world that will enable the use of cannabis medically and recreationally. It does…
EcoCash has reassured the public that the process of stabilizing its new, more secure platform following a weekend upgrade, is nearly complete but has pleaded for patience as it works to “optimize” the performance of the service. “We once again would like to thank our valued customers for bearing with us during this critical…
Writes Chimeno Azriel Kadoma-based rraditional dance group, Munyaradzi Primary School, is ready for the top prize when they battle with nine other Provincial teams for the 2023 Jikinya Dance festival finals set to be held in Bindura during the first week of November. Munyaradzi Primary School is representing Mashonaland West during the finals and is…
By Elvis Dumba Chinhoyi – Police have warned the public, especially relatives of criminals on supplying information on possible targets for tokens from robbers. Zimbabwe Republic Police National Spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi gave the warning after police in Chinhoyi had arrested seven suspects for rape, armed robbery, unlawful entry, and theft cases that…
African Union (AU) specialized institutions and committees have turned to the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) to advocate for the domestication of policies adopted at continental level and aimed at mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on key African socio-economic sectors. This includes civil aviation and labour migration around the continent. Members of the PAP Permanent…
Vaya Mobility service, which is now available in all major Zimbabwean cities and towns, has hit Bulawayo by storm, taking advantage of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) to launch its new Vaya Shuttle service by offering free rides to exhibitors, business people and professionals travelling to the Trade Fair by air. Throughout the Trade…
By Byron Mutingwende Celebrated traditional healer and spiritual leader Sekuru Banda has expressed disdain at the on-going xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Addressing journalists in the capital soon after touching down at the Robert Mugabe International Airport from Asia where he had gone for an international herbal conference in China and Japan, Sekuru Banda…
By Lenin Tinashe Chisaira in Madrid , Spain (Environmental Legal Correspondent) Ten simple things to make anyone in Africa more conversant with the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain without getting overwhelmed Madrid, Spain is the latest frontier in the desire to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and probably save Earth…
Dairibord Holdings Limited is on an expansion drive and refutes various online media reports on the purported closure of its Zimbabwe operations and subsequent relocation to South Africa. In a press statement yesterday, Mercy Ndoro, the Group Chief Executive of Dairibord Holdings Limited said the diversified manufacturer and distributor of dairy products has a longstanding history…
